IBM Unveils Atom Process That May Boost Memory in PCs

Bloomberg reporter Katie Hoffmann writes: International Business Machines Corp. is developing a process that may pack more music on Apple Inc.’s iPod Nanos or make solar panels more efficient.

IBM scientists are unveiling today a technique for observing atomic reactions in real-time. It may help manufacturers make smaller devices with greater memory, Spike Narayan, an IBM researcher, said in a phone interview.